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Collection  de 
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Technical  and  Bibliographic  Notaa/Notas  tachniquaa  at  bibliographiquaa 


Tha  Inatituta  haa  attamptad  to  obtain  tha  baat 
original  copy  availabia  for  filming.  Faaturaa  of  thia 
copy  which  may  ba  bibliographically  uniqua, 
which  may  altar  any  of  tha  imagaa  in  tha 
raproduction,  or  which  may  aignificantly  changa 
tha  uauai  mathod  of  filming,  ara  chaclcad  balow. 


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Coloured  covara/       / 
Couvartura  da  coulaur 


I — I    Covara  damagad/ 


Couvartura  andommagte 


□   Covara  raatorad  and/or  laminatad/ 
Couvartura  raataurte  at/ou  palliculte 

□   Covar  titia  miaaing/ 
La  titra  da  couvartura  manqua 

□    Coiourad  mapa/ 
Cartaa  gtegraphiquaa  9n  coulaur 

□    Coiourad  ink  (i.a.  othar  than  bipa  or  black)/ 
Encra  da  coulaur  (i.a.  sutra  qua  blaua  ou  noira) 


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Coiourad  plataa  and/or  illuatratlona/ 
Planchaa  at/ou  illuatratlona  an  coulaur 


Bound  with  othar  material/ 
Ralii  avac  d'autraa  documanta 

Tight  binding  may  cauaa  ahadowa  or  diatortion 
along  interior  margin/ 

La  re  liure  serrie  paut  cauaar  da  I'ombra  ou  de  la 
diatoralon  ie  long  de  la  marge  intirieure 

Blank  laavaa  added  during  restoration  may 
appear  within  the  text.  Whenever  posaible.  theae 
have  been  omitted  from  filming/ 
II  se  peut  que  certainaa  pages  blanchaa  ajoutiaa 
lore  d'une  reatauration  apparaissant  dana  ie  texte. 
maia,  lorsqua  ceia  Atait  poaaibla.  cea  pagea  n'ont 
pea  it*  filmies. 


Additional  comments:/ 
Commentaires  suppiimantairas: 


L'Institut  a  microfilm*  la  meilleur  exempiaira 
qu'il  lui  a  ttt  poaaibla  de  ae  procurer.  Lea  details 
de  cet  exempiaira  qui  sont  paut-Atre  uniques  du 
point  de  vue  bibliographique.  qui  peuvent  modifier 
une  image  reproduite.  ou  qui  peuvent  exiger  une 
modification  dana  la  mithoda  normale  de  filmage 
aont  indiqute  ci-dessous. 


|~n   Coloured  pages/ 


D 


Pagea  da  coulaur 

Pagea  damaged/ 
Pagea  andommagias 

Pagea  reatored  and/oi 

Pagea  reataur^as  at/ou  pailiculies 

Pagea  diacoloured,  stained  or  foxe< 
Pages  dAcolories.  tachaties  ou  piquAes 

Pagea  detached/ 
Pages  ditachies 

Showthrough/ 
Tranaparance 

Quality  of  prir 

Qualiti  inigale  de  I'impression 

Includes  supplementary  matarii 
Comprend  du  matdriai  supplimentaire 

Only  edition  available/ 
Seule  Edition  disponible 


r~1  Pagea  damaged/ 

|~~1  Pagea  reatored  and/or  laminated/ 

[^  Pagea  diacoloured,  stained  or  foxed/ 

rn  Pagea  detached/ 

I      j  Showthrough/ 

» 

rn  Quality  of  print  varies/ 

I      I  Includes  supplementary  material/ 

r~n  Only  edition  available/ 


Pages  whoiily  or  partially  obscured  by  errata 
slips,  tissues,  etc.,  have  been  refilmed  to 
ensure  the  best  possible  image/ 
Lea  page*  totaiement  ou  partiellement 
obscurcies  par  un  feuillet  d'errata,  une  pelure, 
etc.,  ont  M  film^s  A  nouveau  de  faqon  A 
obtanir  la  meilleure  image  possible. 


This  item  is  filmed  at  tha  reduction  ratio  checked  below/ 

Ce  document  est  film*  au  taux  de  reduction  indiquA  ci-dessous. 


10X 


14X 


18X 


22X 


26X 


30X 


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12X 


16X 


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28X 


32X 


Th«  copy  filmed  h«r«  hm  bMn  raproducad  thanks 
to  th«  ganarosity  of: 

McLennan  Library 

McGill  Univanity  • 

Montraal 

Tha  imagas  appaaring  hara  ara  tha  baat  quality 
posalbia  eonaldaring  tha  condition  and  lagibiiity 
of  tha  original  copy  and  in  kaaping  with  tha 
filming  contract  ipacificatlona. 


Original  coplaa  in  printad  papar  eovars  ara  filmad 
beginning  with  tha  front  covar  and  anding  on 
tha  laat  paga  with  a  printad  or  illustratad  impraa- 
sion.  or  tha  back  covar  whan  appropriate.  All 
othar  original  coplaa  ara  filmad  beginning  on  the 
first  paga  with  a  printad  or  illuatrated  imprea- 
sion,  and  anding  on  the  laat  page  with  a  printed 
or  illuatrated  impreaslon. 


Tha  laat  recorded  frame  on  each  microfiche 
shell  contain  the  symbol  ^»>(meening  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  the  symbol  V  (meaning  "END"), 
whichever  appllaa. 

Mapa,  plates,  charts,  etc..  mey  be  filmed  at 
different  reduction  ratios.  Thoae  too  large  to  be 
entirely  included  in  one  expoaura  are  filmed 
beginning  in  the  upper  left  hand  corner,  left  to 
right  end  top  to  bottom,  aa  many  frames  aa 
required.  The  following  diagrams  illuatrata  the 
method: 


L'exempieire  filmi  f ut  reproduit  grice  i  la 
gAnArositA  de: 

McLannan  Library 
IMcGill  Univanity 
(Montreal 

Les  imeges  suh^entee  ont  it*  reproduitee  evec  le 
plus  grand  soin,  compta  tenu  de  la  condition  at 
de  le  netteti  de  I'exemplaire  film*,  et  en 
conformiti  evec  lee  conditions  du  contrat  da 
filmage. 

Les  exemplairaa  originaux  dont  ia  couvarture  en 
pepler  eet  imprimie  sent  fllmte  en  commen^nt 
per  le  premier  plot  et  en  terminant  soit  par  la 
darnlAre  pege  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impreaaion  ou  d'illustration.  soit  par  ia  second 
plot,  selon  le  ces.  Tous  les  eutree  exempleiree 
origineux  sent  filmis  en  commenpant  par  la 
pramlAre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impreeeion  ou  d'illuatration  et  en  terminent  per 
la  dernlAre  page  qui  comporte  une  telle 
empreinte. 

Un  dea  symbolea  suh/ants  apparattra  sur  ia 
darniAre  image  da  cheque  microfiche,  selon  le 
cas:  la  symbols  — ^  signifie  "A  SUIVRE".  ie 
symbols  V  signifie  "FIN". 

Lee  cartee.  planehee.  tableeux.  etc..  peuvent  Atre 
filmte  i  dea  taux  de  rMuction  diffirents. 
Lorsque  le  document  est  trop  grand  pour  *tra 
reproduit  en  un  seul  ciichA,  11  est  film*  k  pertir 
de  I'engle  supMeur  gauche,  de  gauche  h  droite. 
et  de  haut  an  bee,  an  prenent  le  nombre 
d'imegee  nteessaira.  Les  diegrammes  suivanta 
illuatrant  la  mithoda. 


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REVISED 
Code  of  La^vs 


FOU  THE- 


GOVERN]V[ENT 


—  OK  TUB 


PATRIARCHS  MILITANT 


ADDPTBD  BY  THE 


SOVEREIGN  GRAND  LODGE, 


I.  O.  O.  F. 


SEPTEMBER,    1894. 


BALTIMORE,  MD  , 

PUBLISHED   BY 

THE  SOVEREIGN  GRAND  LODGE, 
I.  O.  O.  F. 


Price  Ten  Cents  Per  Copy. 

Send  the  Money  with  Order. 


>•;■*>. 


I  N  D  KX. 

PREPARED   BY  THE  ADJUTANT-GENERAL. 


Reference  is  to  the  Sections. 


Adjutant-General— The  Grand  Secretary  of  the  S.  Q.  L 6 

To  sign  all  Cooimissions 78 

Admission — Uniform  system  to  be  adopted 23 

Annivebsart— The  26th  of  April,  day  of  National  parade 91 

Appeal — Of  Department  Commander,  etc t 99,112,113 

Arrears — Of  Canton  tax,  etc.,  transfer  to  Departments Page  84 

Assistant  Adjutant-General— Appointed 10, 11 

To  keep  proper  records 17 

To  attest  Commissions 73 

Make  report  before  Ist  of  July  to  Adjutant-General 107 

Banners — Intended  for  Cantons ;  flags  for  Battalions,  etc 114 

Battalions- Consist  of  not  less  than  three,  or  more  than  five,  Cantons.  5 

Commander  of. 7 

Blanks — For  Departments  having  no  Council 65 

Bonds— Shall  be  required  of  oflScers  handling  money 71 

Brigades— Three  to  five  Regiments  5 

Commander  of 7 

Burial  Ceremony — Not  to  be  used  for  one  not  a  Chevalier 90 

By-Laws— Prepared  by  Council 40 

Cantons— Organized  into  Battalions,  etc 4 

Commanders  of,  etc 7 

Warrants  how  granted 30 

Warrants  of  C.  in  C,  fee  for 31 

Not  less  than  fifteen  applicants 34 

Numbers  in  consecutive  order 85 

Names  of 36, 37 

Election  of  oflBcers,  of  new,  and  service 38 

Meetings  and  quorum 39 

By-Laws  and  approval  of 40 

Reclaim  or  surrender  of  Warrant 44,45,46 

Not  to  pay  benefits 48 

Grand,  not  to  be  instituted 49 

Grand,  may  surrender  Warrant,  etc 50 

Ofl9cers  elected,  appointed,  etc 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 

Voting  for  Field  Officers 61 

May  employ  a  Drill  Master 72 

Rank  in  Battalion  line,  etc 95 

Can  display  a  P.  M.  fiag  when  it  parades  alone 114 

Tax  repealed  from  April,  1894 Page  34 

Certificates— Of  Honorable  Discharge 24 


Chevaliers— Designation  of  Members  3 

May  be  active  or  honorary 20 

Suspension,  etc 21 

In  Uniform  must  avoid  bar-rooms,  etc 26 

Visiting  Subordinates 27 

Visiting  a  Canton 38, 29 

May  receive  Countersign 5;3 

May  vote  for  all  officers 5!) 

Code— Of  1894,  in  force  after  its  passage 133 

CoMMANDER-iN-CuiEir— The  Grand  Sire  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F 8,6 

To  issue  Commissious  to  Department  Commanders 73 

To  issue  Commissions  for  Departments  having  no  Council 85 

May  order  a  General  Parade 92 

May  remove  Department  Commanders,  etc 99 

Authority  over  all  Departments  having  no  Councils 108 

To  recommend  and  confer  Grand  Decoration  of  Chivalry. . . .  123 

Commissions — Issued  by  Department  Commander 73 

No  officer  to  hold  two,  except 74 

To  be  forwarded  on  receipt  of  fees,  etc 75 

CouNTEUsiGN — Used  in  visiting 28 

Promulgated,  etc  43 

Universal,  selected  by  Grand  Sire,  etc. .   58, 53 

Decoration  op  Chivalry — For  a  Chevalier  of  a  Canton  — 117, 130, 121 

For  a  Staff  Officer 118, 120, 121 

For  a  General,  Field  or  Line  Officer. 119, 120, 121 

ForaLady 122 

Grand,  only  by  order  of  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge 123 

Jewels  for 124 

Departments— How  constituted  3, 4, 5 

Consisting  of  a  single  Body 8 

Are  separate  and  distinct  16 

Voting  in 59,60,61 

Department  Commander — Elected  7 

Of  a  single  Body 8 

Must  see  that  proper  records  are  kept 17 

May  grant  Dispensations 19 

To  issue  Certificates  of  Honorable  Discharge 24 

To  canvass  votes  for  Field  officers 62 

To  notify  officers  elected 63 

May  fill  vacancy 64 

Must  install  and  muster,  etc 68 

May  instruct  to  muster  without  Commission 70 

To  issue  Commissions 73 

May  authorize  officers  to  hold  two  Commissions 74 

To  make  requisitions  for  Commissions 86 

May  issue  Dispensation  to  parade,  etc 90 


Representative  of  Commander-in-Chief 96 

May  assign,  colors,  music,  etc 97 

When  charged  with  offense  98, 99 

To  confer  Decorations  of  Cluvalry,  etc 119, 121, 122 

To  make  requisitions  for  Jewels 124 

Department  Cooncil— Control  of. ...  3 

Establish  By-Laws  40 

May  fix  fees  for  Commission 84 

May  be  organized,  if  3  Cantons 5, 100 

Meeting  for  organization 101 

Consists  of 102 

Officers  of 103 

May  make  By-Laws,  etc 104 

May  regulate  fees,  etc 105 

Shall  organize  Cantons  into  Battalions,  etc lO'S 

Shall  prepare  a  Trial  Code  109 

To  authorize  Decoration  of  Chivalry 117, 121, 132, 123 

To  recommend  the  Grand  Decoration 123 

Divisions— Three,  or  more,  Brigades 5 

Commander  of,  Major-Qeneral 7 

Elections — Officers  of  Cantons,  one  year;  Regiments,  two  years; 

Brigades  and  Divisions,  three  years. 67 

Encampments— To  furnish  Certificate  of  good  standing 19 

Roll-book  to  be  kept  by  Scribe 25 

C.  P.  and  Scribe  endorse  petitions  for  Warrants 82 

Equipment— Of  Cantons  and  Chevaliers 114, 115 

Pees— Must  accompany  applications,  etc 33 

?  7"  Commissions  in  Departments  having  no  Council 85 

Field  Ojficers— Election  of 7, 60, 01, 63 

Staffs 10, 11 ,  12, 18, 14 

Flag— Intended  for  Battalions,  etc 114 

Government— Officers,  etc 6-17 

Installation— Returns  to  be  made,  etc 42, 43 

In  public  69 

Jewels— For  Decoration  of  Chivalry 124 

Membership- Officers  must  hold  active,  in  Canton 15 

Good  standing  in  an  Encampment 18 

Certificate  and  Election 19 

Certificate  of  Honorable  Discharge 23 

Military  Outfit— Paraphernalia  and  Uniforms 116 

Officers— Elective  commissioned,  in  each  Jurisdiction 7 

Terms  commence  beginning  of  I'jjcal  year,  etc 67 

Commanding  Battalions,  assume  command,  appoint  Staffs, 

forward  fees,  etc 76 


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OftOANizATroN— Niimo  of, "  PiitiiiirchH  Militant " i 

Unit  of,  tlie  "  dinton,"  of  at  least  fifteeu  inembera 2 

By  Slates,  Territories,  Provinces,  etc ;t 

Pauadks— Cantons  witliiu  tlie  Department 87 

Cantons  outside  of  tlie  Department 87 

Local,  of  OantoDS  and  Battaiions 88 

Cantons  must  have  at  least  fifteen  in  line,  except 89 

Special  and  General 90, 91, 92, 93, 94 

QuoBUM— Of  Canton,  five  Chevaliers 39 

Rboimbnts— Three  to  five  Battalions,  not  less  than  ten  Cantons 5 

Departments  having  two,  may  organize  a  Brigade 5 

Commanders  of. 7 

Repeal — All  former  laws,  except  181 

Rbtirbd  Offickkb— To  be  placed  on  list,  etc 77 

May  accept  position  in  active  service   78 

Commissions  hold  for  life 79 

Commissions  to  Captain,  etc 81 

Indorsement  on  Commission 80 

On  parade,  position 82 

Canton  may  be  formed  of 83 

Rituals— For  officers 126, 129, 130 

For  Cantons 126, 128, 130 

Old,  when  replaced  with  new,  must  be  burned 130 

Seals— Of  Canton  to  be  approved,  etc 41 

Staff— Of  Commanders 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 

To  be  appointed G6 

Supplies — Furnished  by  Sovereign  Qrand  Lodge 125 

To  Cantons,  etc.,  to  Departments  directly  under  the  Sover- 
eign Grand  Lodge  126 

To  Department  Councils 127 

TniALS— Courts  Martial  are  forbidden Hilf 

Trial  Code  to  be  prepared 100 

Ofienses  against  a  Canton 110 

Ofi'enses  of  a  military  nature Ill 

Report  of 113 

TuRM  OF  House— May  continue  to  exist 51 

No  new  to  be  allowed 51 

Votes — Majority  on  all  questions 47 

Each  Chevalier  may  vote 59 

In  Departments 60 

In  Cantons  for  Field  Officers , Gl 

For  Field  Officers,  to  be  commissioned  one  week  after  26th  of 

April 62 

Warrants- For  Cantons  and  officers 3033, ,  81, 34, 70, 73, 75 

Not  required  for  Guard,  Sentinel  or  Picket , , ,  - .    57 


REVISED  CODE  OK  LAWS 


FOR  THC  aOVCNNMCNT  OF  THE 


PATRIARCHS    MILITANT. 


Preamble. 

The  Degree  of  Patriarchs  Militant  shall  be  based 
upon  the  principles  of  universal  justice,  and  the 
doctrine  of  rights  shall  be  advocated  by  all  peaceful 
methods — Pax  aut  Bellum,  Justitia  Universalis. — The 
charge  to  candidates,  prior  to  enrollment,  must  em- 
brace the  above  idea,  enlarged  and  beautified. 

Section  1.  This  organization  shall  be  known  and 
styled  throughout  the  world  as  the  **  Patriarchs  Mili- 
tant," and  shall  hereafter  be  governed  by  the  following 
laws,  rules  and  regulations: 

Organization. 

Sec.  2.  The  unit  of  the  organization  of  the  Degree 
shall  be  the  '*  Canton,"  which  shall  consist  of,  at  least, 
fifteen  members,  who  shall  be  designated  "  Chevaliers." 

Sec.  3.  The  organization  of  the  forces  constituting 
this  branch  of  the  Order  shall  be  by  States,  Territories, 
Provinces,  etc.,  and  all  such  forces  and  Cantons  now 
or  hereafter  organized,  shall  be  under  the  immediate 
supervision  and  control  of  the  Department  Council  of 
the  Jurisdiction  where  located  or  organized,  subject  to 
such  rules  and  regulations  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the 
Sovereign  Grand  Lodge,  and  also  subject  to  the  orders 
a,nd  commands  of  the  Grand  Sire,  who  is,  ex  officio, 
Commander-in-Chief  of  the  Patriarchs  Militant 
throughout  the  world. 


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Sec.  4.  The  Cantons  in  each  Jurisdiction  shall  lie 
organized  into  Battalions,  Regiments,  Brigades  and 
Divisions.  And  each  Jurisdiction,  so  organized,  shall 
constitute  a  Department,  separate  and  distinct  from 
all  other  Departments,  and  subject  only  to  the  laws 
and  authority  of  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  T).  a  Battalion  shall  consist  of  not  less  than 
three,  nor  more  than  five.  Cantons;  a  Regiment  shall 
consist  of  three  to  five  Battalions,  aggregating  not  less 
than  ten  Cantons;  a  Brigade  shall  consist  of  three  to 
five  Regiments;  a  Division  of  three  or  more  Brigades. 
Provided,  however,  any  Jurisdiction  having  only  two 
Regiments,  may  organize  a  Brigade. 


Government. 

Sec.  G.  The  Grand  Sire  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  shall  be, 
ex  officio,  Commander-in-Chief  of  the  Patriarchs  Mili- 
tant, and  the  Grand  Secretary  of  the  Sovereign  Grand 
Lodge  shall  be  Adjutant-General. 


Sec. 


The  elective  commissioned  officers  in  each 


Jurisdiction  shall  be  as  follows:  A  Department  Com- 
mander, the  senior  officer;  a  Major-General  command- 
ing a  Division;  a  Brigadier  commanding  a  Brigade;  a 
Colonel  commanding  a  Regiment;  a  Lieutenant-Colo- 
nel, second  in  command  of  a  Regiment;  a  Major  com- 
manding a  Battalion;  a  Captain  commanding  a  Can- 
ton; a  Lieutenant,  second  in  command  of  a  Canton; 
an  Ensign,  third  in  command  of  a  Canton;  a  sub- 
officer,  to  be  Clerk  of  a  Canton;  a  sub-officer,  to  be 
Accountant  of  a  Canton.  Provided,  only  such  officers 
shall  be  elected  as  may  be  necessary  to  command  the 
organized  forces  of  each  Department. 

Sec.  8.  When  a  Department  consists  of  a  single 
organized  Body  of  Patriarchs  Militant,  as,  a  Canton, 
a  Battalion,  a  Regiment,  or  a  Brigade,  the  command- 
ing officer  thereof  shall  be  also  Department  Com- 
mander. But  where  there  are  two  or  more  Bodies 
whose  Commanders  are  of  equal  rank,  a  Department 


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Commander  HhiiU  b«  elected,  wlio8(;  rank  shall  be  one 
grade  higher  than  that  of  any  other  otticer  command- 
ing in  the  Department,  but  no  Department  Commander 
will  be  required  by  thin  section  to  vacate  his  office 
until  his  Commission  shall  have  expired. 

Sec.  i).  The  Staff  of  the  Commander-in-Chief  of 
the  Patriarchs  Militant  shall  comprise  the  following: 
A  Chief  of  Staff;  an  Adjutant-CJeneral;  an  Inspector- 
General;  a  Quartermaster-General;  a  Commissary-Gen- 
eral; a  Surgeon-General;  a  Chief  of  Equipment;  a 
Chaplain-General,  each  with  the  rank  of  Brigadier- 
General;  a  Banneret  and  four  Aidsde-Camp,  each 
with  the  rank  of  Colonel.  He  may  appoint  an  Aid-de- 
Camp  in  eacU  Jurisdiction,  with  rank  commensurate 
with  the  strength  of  the  Jurisdiction,  but  not  above 
that  of  Lieutenant-Colonel. 

Sec.  10.  The  Staff  of  a  Major-General  commanding 
a  Division,  or  a  Department,  shall  comprise:  A  Chief 
of  Staff,  a  Colonel;  an  Assistant  Adjutant-General 
with  rank  of  Lieutenant-Colonel;  an  Assistant 
Inspector-General  with  rank  of  Lieutenant-Colonel; 
an  Assistant  Quartermaster-General  with  rank  of 
Lieutenant-Colonel;  an  Assistant  Commissary-General 
with  rank  of  Lieutenant-Colonel;  an  Assistant  Sur- 
geon-CiCneral  with  rank  of  Lieutenant-Colout^l;  a 
Division  Chaplain  with  rank  of  Lieutenant-Colonel;  a 
Banneret  with  rank  of  Major;  three  Aids-de-Camp, 
each  with  rank  of  Major. 

Sec.  11.  The  Staff  of  a  Brigadier  commanding  a 
Brigade,  or  a  Department,  shall  comprise:  A  Chief  of 
Staff,  a  Lieutenant-Colonel;  an  Assistant  Inspector- 
General  with  rank  of  Major;  an  Assistant  Adju- 
tant-General with  rank  of  Major;  an  Assistant 
Quartermaster-General  with  rank  of  Major;  an  Assist- 
ant Commissary-General  with  rank  of  Major;  an 
Assistant  Surgeon-General  with  rank  of  Major;  a 
Brigade  Chaplain  with  rank  of  Major;  a  Banneret 
with  rank  of  Captain;  two  Aids-de-Camp,  each  with 
rank  of  Captain. 


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Sec.  12.  The  Staff  of  a  Colonel  commanding  a 
Regiment  shall  comprise:  An  Adjutant  with  rank  of 
Captain;  a  Quartermaster  with  rank  of  Captain;  a 
Commissary  with  rank  of  Captain;  a  Surgeon  with 
rank  of  Major;  an  Assistant  Surgeon  with  rank  of 
Captain;  a  Chaplain  with  rank  of  Captain;  a  Banneret 
with  rank  of  Lieutenant;  also  the  following  non-com- 
missioned: A  Sergeant-Major;  a  Quartermaster-Ser- 
geant; a  Commissary-Sergeant;  a  Color-Sergeant;  a 
Hospital-Sergeant;  a  Trumpeter. 

Sec.  13.  The  Staff  of  a  Major  commanding  a  Regi- 
mental Battalion  shall  comprise:  An  Adjutant  with 
rank  of  Lieutenant.  Non-commissioned:  A  Quarter- 
master-Sergeant, who  shall  act  as  Sergeant-Major  on 
occasions  of  Battalion  parade.  When  the  Regiment 
turns  out,  Battalion  Staffs  report  to  the  Colonel. 

Sec.  14.  The  Staff  of  a  Major  commanding  a  separ- 
ate Battalion,  or  a  Department,  shall  comprise:  An 
Adjutant  with  rank  of  Lieutenant;  a  Quartermaster 
with  rank  of  Lieutenant;  A  Commissary  with  rank  of 
Lieutenant;  an  Assistant  Surgeon  with  rank  of  Cap- 
tain; a  Chaplain  with  rank  of  Lieutenant.  Non-com- 
missioned: An  Acting  Quartermaster-Sergeant;  an 
Acting  Commissary-Sergeant;  an  Acting  Color-Ser- 
geant; an  Acting  Equipment-Sergeant;  an  Acting 
Hospital-Sergeant. 

Sec.  15.  All  officers  elected  or  appointed  in  a 
Department,  shall  hold  active  membership  in  a  Canton 
forming  part  of  the  command;  unless  a  Dispensation 
has  been  granted  by  the  Commander-in-Chief. 

Sec.  1G.  Each  Department  being  separate  and  dis- 
tinct from  every  other  Department,  no  officer  in  one 
Department  shall  have  any  authority  or  command  in 
any  other  Department,  or  of  any  of  the  troops  therein, 
except  such  as  may  be  given  by  order  of  the  Com- 
mander-in-Chief in  case  of  general  parades  of  Patri- 
archs Militant. 

Sec.  17.  The  Commanders  of  the  various  Organiza- 
tions of  Patriarchs  Militant,  from  the  Commandant  of 


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a  Canton  to  Department  Commander,  inclusive,  will 
see  that  sufficient  and  proper  records  are  kept  of  the 
various  matters  passing  through  their  hands;  and  the 
Department  Commanders  are  especially  charged  with 
the  duty  of  seeing  that  the  Assistant  Adjutants-Gen- 
eral of  the  Departments  respectively,  shall  keep  a  suf- 
ficient and  proper  record  of  all  transactions,  military 
and  otherwise,  within  the  Department. 


Membership. 

Sec.  18.  The  Degree  of  Patriarchs  Militant  shall  be 
open  to  Patriarchs  of  the  Royal  Purple  Degree  every- 
where. The  condition  necessary  for  receiving  or 
retaining  membership  is,  good  standing  in  a  regular 
Encampment  of  the  Order. 

Sec.  19.  An  applicant  for  enrollment  in  a  Canton 
shall  furnish  a  certificate  of  good  standing  in  his 
Encampment,  and  make  application  on  the  prescribed 
form,  which  application  shall  be  referred  to  a  com- 
mittee, and  on  the  report  of  the  committee  at  the  reg- 
ular meeting  following,  he  shall  be  balloted  for,  and 
if  not  less  than  three-fourths  of  the  members  present 
vote  favorable,  he  shall  be  enrolled;  provided,  that  in 
cases  of  emergency  a  candidate  may,  by  Dispensation 
from  the  Department  Council  or  Department  Com- 
mander, be  proposed,  reported  on  by  the  committee, 
and  receive  the  Degree  at  the  same  meeting. 

Sec.  ^0.  A  Chevalier  may  be  either  an  active  or  an 
honorary  member  of  a  Canton,  and  may,  on  applica- 
tion, be  transferred  from  one  class  to  another;  but 
under  no  circumstances  can  he  be  a  member  of  more 
than  one  Canton  at  the  same  time.  Honorary  mem- 
bers may  serve  on  committees,  and  have  the  privileges 
of  debate,  but  shall  not  be  allowed  to  vote.  They  are 
not  required  to  parade  in  public,  and  need  not  uniform. 
They  must  pay  the  same  fees  as  active  members, 
unless  relieved  by  a  three-fourths  vote  of  the  mem- 
bers. 


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Sec.  31.  No  Chevalier,  either  active  or  honorary, 
who  has  been  suspended  by  his  Canton  for  non-pay- 
ment of  dues,  or  who  is  in  arrears  to  his  Canton  for 
dues,  shall  be  admitted  to  membership  in  any  other 
Canton  of  Patriarchs  Militant,  either  by  application 
to,  or  as  a  Charter  member  of  a  Canton,  until  he  shall 
first  have  received  an  Honorable  Discharge  from  the 
Canton  of  which  he  is  a  member.  When  an  Encamp- 
ment surrenders  its  Charter,  a  member  thereof  who 
is  a  Chevalier  of  a  Canton  in  good  standing,  and  who 
desires  to  retain  his  membership  therein,  must  forth- 
with obtain  a  Card  from  the  officers  of  the  Grand 
Encampment  of  the  Jurisdiction  wherein  the  defunct 
Encampment  was  located,  and  deposit  the  same  in,  and 
become  a  member  of  an  Encampment,  within  one  year 
from  the  date  of  the  said  Card  so  obtained. 

Sec.  '^2.  A  uniform  system  for  admission  to  mem- 
bership shall  be  adopted  in  each  Department,  but  an 
applicant  for  membership  in  a  Canton,  rejected  by  a 
legal  vote  thereof,  shall  not  be  permitted  to  apply  to 
the  same,  or  another  Canton,  for  membership  therein, 
until  the  expiration  of  thirty  days  after  such  rejection. 

Sec.  ^3.  A  Chevalier  may  be  admitted  to  member- 
ship in  any  Canton,  on  presenting  a  Certificate  of  Hon- 
orable Discharge  from  the  Canton  of  which  he  was 
last  a  member. 

Sec.  2i.  The  Department  Commanders  shall  issue 
to  Chevaliers,  in  good  standing,  of  defunct  Cantons, 
Certificates  of  Honorable  Discharge,  upon  application 
therefor  and  the  payment  of  a  fee  of  one  dollar, 
which,  together  with  certified  evidence  of  good  stand- 
ing in  a  Subordinate  Encampment,  may  be  deposited 
with  other  Cantons,  and  by  means  thereof  member- 
ship obtained. 

Sec.  35.     The  Scribe,  or  Recording  Scribe  of   each 


Subordinate  Encampment  shall  keep  a  roll  book, 
known  as  the  "Roster  of  Canton  Patriarchs,'*  and  he 
shall  record  therein  the  names  of  all  Patriarchs  of 
such  Encampment,  who  have  received  the  honors  of 


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the  Militant  Degree;  and  he  shall  also  record  therein 
the  termination  of  any  Patriarch's  membership  in  said 
Degree,  upon  receipt  of  information  to  that  effect  from 
the  Clerk  of  the  Canton,  over  its  Seal;  and  it  shall 
also  be  the  duty  of  such  Scribe,  or  Recording  Scribe, 
to  notify  the  Canton  of  which  a  member  of  the 
Encampment  is  a  member,  upon  the  termination  of  his 
membership  in  the  Encampment,  over  the  Seal  of  the 
same. 

Sec.  2().  Chevaliers  in  uniform,  including  members 
of  bands,  must  refrain  from  frequenting  bar-rooms 
and  places  where  intoxicating  drinks  are  sold,  and 
from  any  and  all  improper  places,  under  such  penalty 
as  may  be  prescribed  for  conduct  unbecoming  an 
Odd  Fellow  and  a  Chevalier. 

Sec.  27.  When  a  Chevalier,  as  such,  visits  a  Sub- 
ordinate, he  must  be  clothed  in  full  uniform,  either 
the  full  dress  or  the  undress,  but  he  cannot  occupy 
any  chair,  or  do  the  work  of  any  officer  in  a  Subordi- 
nate Lodge  while  dressed  in  P.  M.  uniform. 

Sec.  28.  A  Chevalier  can  visit  a  Canton  in  any 
Department  on  communicating  the  Countersign,  by 
order  of  the  Commandant;  but  in  his  own  Department 
he  must  communicate  also  the  Department  Check. 

Sec.  39.  A  Chevalier  visiting  a  Canton  without  the 
Department  wherein  is  located  the  Canton  in  which 
he  holds  membership,  and  consequently  not  able  to 
communicate  the  Department  Check,  may  be  admitted, 
on  the  order  of  the  Commandant,  on  satisfactory  evi- 
dence of  his  membership;  and  the  Commandant,  for 
that  purpose,  may  require  his  Encampment  Card  to  be 
exhibited  as  evidence  of  his  standing  in  a  live  Encamp- 
ment, I.  O.  O.  F. 


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Cantons. 


Sec.  30.  Warrants  for  Cantons  shall  be  granted  by 
the  Department  Council,  or  in  a  Department  where 
there  is  no  Council,  by  the  Commander-in-Chief,  on 


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recommendation  of  the  Department  Commander.  All 
such  Warrants  shall  be  on  the  form  provided  by  the 
Sovereign  Grand  Lodge.  All  applicants  for  Warrants 
to  establish  Cantons,  shall  provide  themselves  with 
regulation  uniform,  and  shall  appear  dressed  in  the 
same  on  the  mustering  in  of  the  Canton, 

Sec.  31.  The  fee  for  a  Warrant  issued  by  the  Com- 
mander-in-Chief shall  be  $20;  and  the  Canton  so  war- 
ranted shall  receive,  without  extra  charge,  three 
Rituals,  a  Proclamation  for  Degree  work,  and  one 
copy  of  each  of  the  four  blank  books  following,  viz: 
Chevalier's  Roster,  Money  Order  Book,  Accountant's 
Receipt  Book,  Roll  Call. 

Sec.  32.  The  Chief  Patriarchs  and  Scribes,  over  the 
Seals  of  Encampments,  are  required  to  endorse  the 
applications  of  petitioners  for  Warrants  to  establish 
Cantons,  certifying  as  to  the  good  standing  of  appli- 
cants in  the  Encampments  of  which  they  are  Chief 
Patriarchs  and  Scribes,  respectively. 

Sec.  33.  All  applications  for  Warrants  for  Cantons 
and  acceptances  of  positions,  elective  or  appointive, 
shall  be  of  no  force  or  effect  whatever,  unless  accom- 
panied by  the  stipulated  costs  or  fees  for  the  docu- 
ments to  be  issued;  and  where  moneys  are  forwarded, 
in  advance  for  Warrants  for  the  Cantons,  they  shall  be 
entered,  and  the  next  consecutive  numbers  shall  be 
reserved  for  the  Cantons  to  be  formed  by  the  appli- 
cants so  giving  notice  and  forwarding  moneys. 

Sec.  34.  Not  less  than  fifteen  Patriarchs  of  the 
Royal  Purple  Degree  shall  be  required  to  make  appli- 
cation for  a  Warrant  for  a  Canton;  and  the  original 
applicants  for  a  Warrant  for  a  Canton,  shall  have  the 
right  to  select  by  ballot  additional  Royal  Purple  Degree 
Patriarchs  to  be  taken  as  Warrant  or  Charter  mem- 
bers. 

Sec.  35.  All  Cantons  in  a  Department  shall  be 
numbered  in  consecutive  order,  according  to  date  of 
organization. 


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Sec.  30.  Cantons  may  select  suitable  names  as  a 
particular  designation,  at  option,  except  that  the 
names  of  living  persons  shall  not  be  used;  and  where 
such  special  titles  are  used,  they  shall  follow  the  word 
"Canton." 

Sec.  37.  A  Canton  cannot  change  its  name  at  will; 
it  must  forward  a  petition  to  the  Department  Council, 
setting  forth  such  desire,  and  giving  the  reasons  why 
the  name  of  the  Body  should  be  so  changed;  and  the 
Department  Council  may  grant  or  refuse  the  petition. 

Sec.  38.  After  a  Canton  has  been  duly  mustered 
into  the  service,  the  mustering  officers  shall  hold  an 
election  for  the  elective  officers  of  the  Canton,  which 
election  shall  be  conducted  in  the  same  manner  as 
prescribed  for  the  annual  election  of  Canton  officers, 
and  the  result  shall  be  immediately  canvassed  and 
declared  by  the  mustering  officer.  If  the  Canton  is 
mustered  in  during  the  last  half  of  the  Canton  P.  M. 
year,  i.  e.,  between  October  2Gth  and  April  3Gth,  the 
first  officers  shall  continue  in  office  during  the  re- 
mainder of  that  year,  and  the  year  following,  without 
further  election. 

Sec.  39.  Cantons  shall  hold  regular  monthly  meet- 
ings or  Cantonments,  and  may  hold  such  other  meet- 
ings as  their  By-Laws  shall  prescribe.  A  quorum  for 
transacting  business  in  a  Canton  is  five  Chevaliers, 
and  no  business  can  be  transacted  unless  there  be  five 
members  present. 

Sec.  40.  A  uniform  Code  of  By-Laws  may  be  pre- 
pared for  each  Department  by  the  Department  Council, 
but  each  Canton  may  adopt  such  By-Laws  as  may 
seem  proper;  provided,  the  same  do  not  conflict  with 
this  Code  or  the  laws  and  regulations  of  the  Order; 
such  By-Laws  shall  not  take  effect  until  approved  by 
the  Department  Council,  or,  during  its  recess,  by  the 
Department  Commander. 

Sec.  41.  A  Canton  shall  have  and  use  a  Seal,  which 
shall  be  approved  by  the  Commander  of  the  Depart- 
ment in  which  such  Canton  is  situate,  to  which  officer 


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impressions    of    such    Seals    shall    be  forwarded   for 
approval,  before  the  same  shall  be  used. 

Sec.  42.  At  the  annual  installation  of  officers,  each 
Canton  shall  make  returns  upon  blanks,  to  be  prepared 
and  sent  to  it  by  the  Department  Council,  of  the  names 
of  officers  installed,  and  of  its  retired  officers  holding 
retired  Commissions,  with  the  rank  and  gra,de  of  each; 
also  the  number  of  Chevaliers,  active  and  honorary, 
and  of  the  number  admitted,  suspended,  expelled, 
discharged  or  deceased  during  the  year;  also  of  its 
receipts  and  expenditures  during  the  year;  and  of  its 
assets.  Cantons  directly  under  the  Sovereign  Grand 
Lodge  will  report  to  the  Department  Commander  and 
to  the  Adjutant-General;  in  other  Departments,  to  the 
Department  Commander. 

Sec.  43.  At  the  regular  annual  installation  and 
muster  of  the  Cantons,  the  Countersign  shall  be  pro- 
mulgated to  Chevaliers.  Should  a  Canton,  from  any 
cause,  fail  to  muster  on  the  day  named,  then  its  officers 
are  charged  to  proceed  with  the  installation,  muster 
and  inspection  of  the  Canton  as  early  as  practicable 
thereafter.  At  which  time  the  Countersign  shall  be 
promulgated. 

Sec.  44.  If  a  Canton  does  not  meet  within  the  period 
of  a  year,  the  Warrant  may  be  reclaimed  by  the  Depart- 
ment Council.  After  the  arrest  of  the  Warrant  of  a 
Canton,  the  Body  becomes  defunct,  and  its  former 
members  cannot  exercise  functions  as  organized  Chev- 
aliers. 

Sec.  45.  A  Canton  cannot  surrender  its  Warrant, 
muster  itself  out  of  the  service  or  dispose  of  its  prop- 
erty at  will;  it  must  first  make  application  to  the 
Department  Council,  or,  during  its  recess,  to  the  De- 
partment Commander,  requesting  to  be  mustered  out 
of  the  service,  setting  forth  the  reasons  therefor;  and 
should  it  be  determined  to  so  muster  out  the  Body,  all 
its  property  reverts  to  the  Patriarchs  Militant  of  the 
Department. 


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Sec.  46.  A  Canton  desiring  to  surrender  its  War- 
rant and  be  mustered  out  of  the  service,  shall  turn 
over  to  the  officer  reclaiming  the  Warrant,  all  of  its 
effects,  such  as  regalia,  uniforms  (if  owned  by  the 
Canton),  banners,  flags.  Rituals,  Degree  paraphernalia, 
furniture,  moneys  and  securities,  which  shall  be  con- 
veyed to  the  Council  of  the  Department  in  which  the 
Canton  is  located,  and  be  held  by  that  Body  in  trust 
for  the  use  of  the  Patriarchs  Militant  therein. 

Sec.  47.  A  majority  vote  shall  determine  all  ques- 
tions in  every  grade  Organization,  and  the  presiding 
officer,  if  of  the  command,  shall  vote  as  a  member  of 
the  Body. 

Sec.  48.  Cantons  shall,  in  no  instance,  provide  for 
sick  or  funeral  benefits  to  their  members. 

Grand  Cantons. 

Sec.  49.  From  and  after  the  adoption  of  this  Code 
of  Laws  by  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge,  no  Grand 
Cantons  shall  be  instituted;  but  .any  Grand  Canton 
now  in  existence,  may  continue  to  work  under  its 
present  Charter,  and  shall  be  governed  by  the  laws 
hitherto  in  force  respecting  such  Bodies,  so  far  as  may 
be  consistent  with  this  Code. 

Sec.  50.  Any  Grand  Canton  may,  by  majority  vote, 
surrender  its  Charter,  and  shall  be  entitled  to  receive 
a  new  Charter  as  a  single  Canton,  without  charge, 
retaining  all  its  old  members;  or  each  component 
thereof  may  receive  a  Charter  as  a  separate  Canton, 
if  it  has  sufficient  membership. 

TuRM  OP  Horse. 


Sec.  51.  All  Organizations  under  this  designation 
may  continue  to  exist,  and  shall  be  governed  by  the 
laws  now  in  force  respecting  such  Bodies,  but  no  fur- 
ther Organizations  of  this  character  shall  be  allowed 
unless  by  permission  of  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge. 


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Countersign. 

Sec.  .52.  The  Countersign,  necessary  for  gaining  en- 
trance into  a  Canton,  shall  be  universal;  it  shall  be 
selected  annually  by  the  Grand  Sire  and  be  communi- 
cated by  him  to  the  Commanders  of  each  Department, 
who  shall  cause  its  promulgation  throughout  the  rank 
and  file  of  the  Patriarchs  Militant.  This  annual  word 
shall  be  given  at  the  outer  door;  and  the  Commandant 
may  refuse  to  communicate  the  Countersign  to  a  Chev- 
alier who  is  one  year  in  arrears  for  dues. 

Sec.  53.  A  Chevalier  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  the 
Countersign  from  the  Commandant  of  any  Canton,  on 
presentation  of  a  request  therefor  from  the  Com- 
mandant of  his  own  Canton,  which  request  must  be 
attested  by  the  Clerk  over  the  Seal  of  the  Canton. 

Officers  of  the  Patriarchs  Militant, 


Sec.  54.  The  commissioned  officers  of  a  Canton  shall 
consist  of  a  Captain,  who  shall  be  Commandant;  a 
Lieutenant,  and  Ensign,  a  Clerk  and  an  Accountant; 
and  the  non-commissioned  officers,  a  Standard  Bearer, 
a  Guard,  a  Sentinel  and  a  Picket,  who  shall  rank  in 
the  Canton  in  the  order  named. 

Sec.  55.  The  first  five  officers  shall  be  elected  annu- 
ally by  the  members  of  the  Canton,  and  the  remaining 
four  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Captain,  and  hold  office 
at  his  will  for  the  period  he  serves  as  Commandant. 

Sec.  56.  All  active  Chevaliers,  in  good  standing, 
shall  be  eligible  to  office  in  their  respective  Cantons 
and  commands,  and  all  officers  are  eligible  to  re- 
election. 

Sec.  57.  The  officers  of  a  Canton  shall  perform  such 
duties  as  are  enjoined  in  their  Charges,  or  may  be  re- 
quired by  the  general  law  of  the  P.  M.,  or  the  By- 
Laws  of  the  Canton.  The  Guard,  Sentinel  and  Picket 
do  not  require  Warrants. 

Sec.  58.    The  elective  officers  of  a  Canton  shall  be 


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chosen  at  the  last  regular  meeting  prior  to  April  2fith 
in  each  year,  having  been  nominated  at  the  regular 
meeting  preceding  that  appointed  for  election.  The 
appointed  officers  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Captain,  on 
the  night  of  his  installation. 

Sec.  .50.  Each  Chevalier  shall  have  the  right  to  vote 
for  all  the  military  officers  of  any  Organization  of  the 
Patriarchs  Militant  of  which  he  is  a  member. 

Sec.  go.  In  Departments,  nomination  for  Field  Offi- 
cers shall  take  place  at  the  regular  meeting  for  the 
nomination  of  Canton  officers;  and  report  of  such 
nomination  sent,  at  once,  by  the  Clerk  to  the  Depart- 
ment Commander,  who  shall  give  notice  of  the  same 
to  the  nominees  and  to  the  Cantons. 

Sec.  01.  On  the  regular  meeting  for  the  election  of 
officers,  the  Chevaliers  of  the  Canton  shall  vote  for 
Field  Officers,  and  the  Clerk  shall,  at  once,  forward  to 
the  Department  Commander,  in  a  sealed  envelope 
marked  "Election  Returns,"  a  certified  statement  of 
the  poll. 

Sec,  03.  The  Department  Commander  shall  wait  a 
reasonable  time  for  the  Election  Returns  from  the 
Cantons,  which  should  not  be  less  than  one  week  fol- 
lowing the  30tli  of  April,  and  at  the  end  of  that  period, 
or  sooner,  if  the  returns  have  been  received,  he  shall, 
in  the  presence  of  such  of  the  candidates,  or  their  ac- 
credited agents,  as  may  choose  to  attend,  canvass  the 
returns  and  delare  elected  such  of  the  candidates  as 
may  have  received  the  majority  of  the  votes  for  the 
several  offices.  Where  no  candidate  has  received  the 
majority,  the  Department  Commander  may  declare 
the  one  receiving  the  largest  vote  .elected,  or  may 
order  a  new  election,  as  in  the  case  of  a  vacancy. 

Sec.  03.  The  Department  Commander,  as  soon  as 
the  returns  are  canvassed,  shall  notify  each  officer 
elected,  and  request  an  acceptance  or  declination.  An 
officer  accepting  must  transmit  therewith  the  fee  for 
his  Commission. 


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Sec.  04,  In  case  any  officer  elected  shall  refuse  to 
accept,  or  neglect  to  qualify,  or  in  case  a  vacancy  shall 
occur  at  any  time,  the  Department  Commander  may 
fill  the  vacancy  by  appointment,  or  may  order  and 
conduct  another  election. 

Sec.  <j.5.  Suitable  blanks  for  use  in  Departments, 
having  no  Council,  shall  be  prepared  and  forwarded  to 
the  Department  Commander  by  the  Adjutant-General, 
on  or  before  the  1st  day  of  March  in  each  year. 

Sec.  60.  All  officers  entitled  to  Staffs  shall  appoint 
the  same  from  their  commands,  except  as  otherwise 
provided;  and  a  list  of  such  appointments  shall  be 
forwarded  to  the  Department  Commander  of  the  Juris- 
diction. 

Sec.  67.  Canton  officers  shall  be  elected  for  one 
year;  officers  of  Regiments  for  two  years;  officers  of 
Brigades  and  Divisions  for  three  years.  All  officers  so 
elected,  shall  qualify  and  assume  their  respective 
positions  at  the  beginning  of  the  fiscal  year,  and  shall 
hold  office  until  their  successors  are  elected  and 
installed,  or  commissioned.  When  an  officer  is  com- 
missioned during  the  year,  his  term  shall  be  held  to 
commence  with  the  30th  of  April  nearest  in  point  of 
time  to  the  date  of  his  Commission. 


Installation  and  Muster. 

Sec.  08.  The  Department  Commander  shall  install 
and  muster,  or  designate  some  officer  to  install  and 
muster,  the  officers  of  each  Canton  in  his  Jurisdiction. 
The  mustering  officer  shall  report  each  muster  to  the 
officer  appointing  him. 

Sec.  09.  The  installation  and  muster  of  the  officers 
of  a  Canton  in  public  is  admissible,  where  the  Canton  is 
properly  uniformed  and  can  make  a  creditable  display; 
provided  a  Dispensation  has  been  received  from  the 
Department  Commander.  But  such  Dispensation 
must  require  that  the  installation  ceremonies  shall  be 
without  the  use  of  book  in  public. 


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Sec.  70.  In  no  instance,  Hhall  an  officer  muster  the 
officers-elect  of  Cantons,  until  the  Commissions  and 
non-commissioned  Warrants  are  received,  except 
under  special  instruction  from  the  Depaitment  Com- 
mander. 

Sec.  71.  Where  an  officer  handles  money  belonging 
to  the  Organization,  a  bond  of  suitable  amount  and 
nature  shall  be  demanded  for  the  faithful  discharge  of 
the  fiduciary  trust;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Commandant  of  the  Canton,  to  see  that  this  is  done, 
before  such  officer  enters  upon  the  duties  of  his  office. 
All  bonds,  so  given,  shall  be  subject  to  the  approval  of 
the  Commandant  of  the  Canton. 

Sec.  73.  A  Canton  may  employ  a  drill  master  who 
is  neither  a  Chevalier  nor  a  member  of  the  Order, 
but,  in  such  case,  his  instructions  must  be  given  at 
informal  meetings,  called  for  drill  purposes  only.  A 
drill  master,  so  employed,  must  instruct  from  the 
Patriarchs  Militant  Tactics,  without  reference  to  any 
other  books. 

Commissions. 

Sec.  73.  All  Commissions  of  officers  in  a  Department 
having  a  Department  Council  (except  for  the  Depart- 
ment Commander),  shall  be  issued  by  the  Department 
Commander  of  the  Department,  attested  by  the 
Assistant  Adjutant-General ;  but  they  shall  be  on  the 
form  provided  by  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge,  and 
shall  bear  the  signature  of  the  Adjutant-General.  The 
Commission  of  a  Department  Commander  shall  be 
issued  by  the  Commander-in-Chief,  attested  by  the 
Adjutant-General. 

Sec.  74.  No  officer  shall  hold  two  Commissions,  un- 
less one  be  a  Staff  appointment;  except  under  Dispen- 
sation from  the  Commander-in-Chief;  and  a  Field  Offi- 
cer must  be  an  active  member  of  a  Canton  in  his  com- 
mand. 

Sec.  75.  Upon  the  receipt  of  the  official  returns,  re- 
porting the  names  of  oflBcers-elect,  with  acceptance  of 


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of  their  Commissions, 

Hat'.alions  and  Uegi- 

"viU    iwaumo  command 


Bucli  officers-eloct  app-nded,  and  fees  for  ('ommissions 
inclosed,  the  Commissions  will  issue  and  he  forwarded 
direct,  or  to  the  commanding  otticers  of  the  various 
Bodies. 

Skc.  7<i.  Upon  the  reception 
officers  assipjned  to  command 
ments,  Briijjades  and  Division 
thereof,  appoint  their  Staff  rcHi>ecu  ely,  and  forward 
the  names  and  acceptances  of  the  Chevaliers  compris- 
ing the  same,  togethe.  v'ith  ffc<s  for  Commissions,  to 
the  Department  Cotv  .ri  ider. 

Skc.  :r.  Und'jr  the  Code  nf  is!t;j,  all  officers  retired 
by  Section  01  of  that  Code,  shall  be  placed  on  the  list 
of  retired  officers.  It  shall  not  be  necessary  for  such 
officers  to  obtain  a  retired  Commission,  but  the  Com- 
missions held  by  them  at  the  time  of  retiring,  shall  be 
considered,  under  and  by  virtue  of  that  act,  as  retired 
Commissions  with  the  retired  rank  designated  by  the 
Commission. 

Sec.  7S.  Nothing  herein  shall  prevent  any  retired 
officer  from  accepting  any  position  in  the  active  ser- 
vice to  which  he  may  be  duly  elected  or  appointed; 
but  if  he  should  accept  an  active  Commission  of  lower 
rank  than  that  which  he  previously  held,  he  shall  con- 
tinue to  be  addressed  by  the  title  of  the  higher  rank  in 
which  he  has  served,  and  may  wear  the  Chevron  of 
such  higher  rank  on  his  sleeve. 

Sec.  79.  Commissions  for  retired  office  is  hold  for 
life,  cjtifli!ionod  upon  continued  membership  in  a  Can- 
ton. 

Sec.  Lu.  Any  ofHcer  above  the  grade  of  Captain, 
upon  the  surrender  of  his  position,  by  resignation  or 
otherwise,  having  an  honorable  record,  may  obtain  a 
retired  Commission  and  thereafter  wear  upon  his 
sleeves  the  Chevron  of  such  past  office,  and  have  his 
name  appear  in  the  roster  of  retired  oflicers.  The  en- 
dorsement, by  the  Department  Commander,  on  his 
Commission  of  the  surrender  of  his  position,  shall  be 
sufficient  to  constitute  such  retired  Commission. 


2n 

Skc.  hi.  No  oHicer  bolow  tht^  gnido  of  (Japtuiu  is 
allo\ve<l  to  obtain  a  rotinul  <>ominisHion.  A  Past  Cap- 
tain of  the  Linear  Staff,  and  an  ofHcor  upward  in  rank, 
can  obtain  a  rtitired  ConiinlsHion  on  paynuwit  of  a  foo 
of  ^1,  and  th(;n  w»Mir  tho  CI  vron  of  past  officer  on  the 
sietv»)H  of  <  he  ('Kilt;  but  wthc  't  tlu?  retired  CommiH- 
sion,  lie  Cannot  wear  the  naid  *  hpvron.  A  8ul);iltern 
Lieutenant  or  Knsign  of  thf^  Lin*  or  Staff  cannot  ob- 
tain a  retired  Commission,  a  id,  uiJess  prom"  ed,  rauHt 
either  i)e  kept  in  the  Hame  p  >ition  or  be  r  turned  to 
the  ranks  of  the  Cantoi 

Skc.  ><.i.  Itetirtid  ofli*  ers  ah  )ve  iMe  rank  of  Lieu- 
tenant, bein^  in  uniform,  when  with  Cantons,  may 
form  on  tho  ri^ht  of  the  Canton  it  the  option  of  tlie 
Comma  idant,  but  have  no  othe^  ustiaction  on  parade. 
If  sutiicitnt  in  numbers,  thwy  foit     the  Right  Platoon. 

Sec.  .s:i  In  Battalion  formati<  the  Colonel  may,  at 
his  option  form  a  (Janton  of  such  <  ired  officers,  as  the 
right  Cant  tn  of  the  first  Hattaliori  nd  assign  compe- 
tent officer:  to  its  command,  keepi  in  view,  as  far  as 
practicable,  tho  rank  and  competea^T  of  the  officers  so 
assigned. 

Sec.  84.  The  fees  for  Commissions  issued  by  a  De- 
partment Council  shall  be  fixed  by  tiu'  Department 
Council,  into  whose  treasury  they  sha'    he  paid. 

Sec.  .s5.  In  Departments  having  no  (  ouncil,  all  Com- 
missions shall  be  issued  by  the  Commander-in-Chief, 
and  the  full  fi  es  therefor  shall  be  paid  to  the  Adjutant 
General  befor.   they  are  issued,  as  follows  : 

Non-c!oinmiasi(i   ed  Warnint  (Cunton  or  Staff ) f    TiO 

Ensign's,  Clerk  -  and  Accountant's  Commission HO 

Lieuteiiimt's  Co  muissioii 1  00 

Captaiu'sComm  ssion 1  50 

Majoi'H  CoinmisBion 3  00 

Lieutenhnl-Coloii  'I's  Commission 3  00 

Colonel's  Commit  <ion 4  00 

Brigadier's  Comn. ission 5  00 

Major-General's  Ci  >(nniissiou Tt  00 

Regimental  Staff  Otflcer's  Commission 2  00 

Brigade  Staff  Officer's  Commission 3  00 

Division  Staff  Officer's  Commission 4  00 

Aids  on  Staff  of  Commander-in-Chief's  Commission 7  00 


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Sec.  sc.  The  Commanders  of  the  several  Depart- 
ments having  Department  Councils  shall,  whenever 
necessajy,  make  requisition  on  the  Adjutant-General 
for  the  Commissions  required  in  their  Departments, 
which  shall  be  issued  to  them  in  blank,  but  bearing  the 
signature  of  the  Adjutant  General;  provided,  that  no 
Commissions  shall  be  sent  to  any  Department  Com- 
mander unless  all  fees,  dues  or  costs  owing  the  Sover- 
eign Grand  Lodge  have  been  paid. 


Parades. 

Sec,  87.  A  Canton  or  other  Organization  of  the 
Patriarchs  Militant  may  be  allowed  to  parade  at  any 
point  within  the  bounds  of  the  Department  in  which  it 
is  located,  under  Dispensation  from  the  Department 
Commander.  But  before  it  can  parade  outside  of  its 
Department,  it  must  obtain  a  Dispensation  from  the 
Commander-in-Chief. 

Sec.  88.  An  officer,  prior  to  ordering  a  Cantonment, 
or  making  application  to  parade  his  command,  shall 
first  obtain  the  approval  and  consent  of  his  immediate 
Commander;  such,  however,  not  to  apply  to  local  pa- 
rades of  Cantons  and  Battalions. 

Sec.  89.  Cantons  shall  not  turn  out  in  public  for 
purely  display  purposes,  with  less  than  fifteen  Cheva- 
liers, rank  and  file,  except,  at  funerals,  or  by  order  of 
the  Department  Commander. 

Sec.  00.  A  Canton  cannot  turn  out  as  such,  and 
attend  the  funeral  of  a  member  of  the  Order,  who  was 
not  a  Chevalier  and  member  of  its  Body,  except  by 
Dispensation  from  the  Department  Commander  of  the 
Patriarchs  Militant;  and,  acting  under  such  Dispensa- 
tion, the  Canton  can  only  take  part  in  the  funeral  parade 
as  escort  to  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  civic  procession.  In  no  in- 
stance should  it  perform  the  Militant  funeral  and 
burial  rites  over  the  remains  of  a  Brother  who  was  not 
a  Chevalier.  When  a  Canton  so  parades,  at  the  request 
of  a  Lodge  or  an  Encampment,  it,  as  the  military  escort,. 


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takes  the  right  of  line,  but,  through  its  Commandant, 
will  be  under  the  direction  of  the  civic  marshal  of  the 
procession. 

Sec.  91.  The  26th  of  April  of  each  year,  or  the  Satur- 
day preceding,  or  Monday  succeeding,  when  the  said 
date  falls  on  Sunday,  shall  be  a  day  of  ann  xii  parade  in 
celebration  of  the  Anniversary  of  Americaa  Odd  Fel- 
lowship. No  Dispensation  shall  be  necessary  for  pa- 
rades on  this  day. 

Sec.  92.  General  parades  of  the  Patriarchs  Militant 
shall  be  ordered  by  the  Commander-in-Chief  at  his 
discretion,  and  shall  be  formed  as  prescribed  in  the 
Patriarchs  Militant  Tactics  and  the  Rules  laid  down 
by  the  Commander-in-Chief. 

Sec.  93.  In  the  general  parades  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  embracing  Organizations  of  the 
Patriarchs  Militant.  Encampments,  Rebekah  Lodges 
and  Subordinate  Lodges,  the  formation  of  the  proces- 
sion shall  be  as  ordered  by  the  Grand  Sire,  subject  to  the 
laws  of  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge  relating  to  parades 
and  processions. 

Sec.  94.  In  all  general  parades  of  the  Order,  where 
the  Patriarchs  Militant  take  part,  that  Body  shall 
form  on  the  right  of  the  line,  and  the  officer  in  com- 
mand shall  report  to  the  Chief  Marshal,  as  escort  to  the 
civic  procession,  except  where  otherwise  ordered  by 
the  Grand  Sire. 

Sec.  95.  Cantons  shall  take  rank  in  Battalion  line, 
according  to  the  age  of  organization;  Battalions  in 
Regimental  line,  according  to  date  of  separate  for- 
mation; Regiments  in  Brigades,  according  to  the  dates 
of  the  Colonels'  Commissions;  Brigades  in  line  of  Di- 
vision formation,  by  the  assignment  of  the  Division 
Commander.  Battalions  form  in  Regimental  organi- 
zation as  follows:  The  first  Battalion  on  the  right  of 
the  line,  the  second  Battalion  next  to  the  first,  and 
third  Battalion  next  to  the  second;  and  where  there  is 
a  fourth  Battalion,  temporarily  assigned  to  the  Regi- 
ment, it  will  form  next  to  third  at  left  of  line. 


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Department  Commander. 

Sec.  9(1.  In  each  Jurisdiction,  the  Department  Com- 
mander shall  be  the  representative  of  the  Commander- 
in-Chief  in  such  Department.  All  orders  or  instruc- 
tions of  the  Commander-in-Chief,  relating  to  a  Depart- 
ment, shall  be  issued  through  the  Department  Com- 
mander thereof. 

Sec.  97.  Each  Department  Commander  shall  have 
the  power  to  regulate  the  assignment  of  colors  and 
music  for  the  various  Organizations  under  his  control, 
as  he  may  deem  proper.  He  may  also  make  all  necessary 
orders  and  regulations  for  the  formation  and  parade  of 
troops,  and  matters  5.  rtaining  thereto,  where  not 
otherwise  provided  foi ,  He  shall  exercise  such  other 
powers,  consistenr  with  the  general  law,  as  are  dele- 
gated to  him  by  the  Department  Council,  or  the  Com- 
mander-in-Chief. 

Sec.  98.  When  a  Department  Commander  is  charged 
in  his  Canton  with  any  offense,  which  constitutes  con- 
duct unbecoming  an  Odd  Fellow,  and  is  found  guilty, 
he  shall  at  once  vacate  his  office,  which  shall  be  as- 
sumed pro  tern,  by  the  officer  next  in  rank,  A  full 
report  of  the  proceedings  shall  be  immediately  for- 
warded by  the  Clerk  of  the  Canton  convicting,  to  the 
Commander-in-Chief,  who  may,  on  a  review  of  the 
case,  confirm  the  decision,  or  order  a  new  trial,  or 
reverse  the  proceedings  and  reinstate  the  Commander 
in  his  office. 

Sec.  99.  Charges  against  a  Department  Commander 
for  gross  neglect  of  duty,  or  misconduct  in  his  official 
capacity,  may  be  preferred  by  a  Department  Council, 
or  by  any  Canton  in  his  Department,  to  the  Com- 
mander-in-Chief, who  may  investigate  the  same,  dis- 
miss the  charges,  or  refer  them,  for  investigation  and 
report,  to  a  special  commission  of  disinterested  officers. 
Should  the  Department  Commander  be  found  guilty, 
the  Commander-in-Chief  may  require  the  action  com- 
plained of  to  be  corrected;  and  may  also  remove  the 


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Commander  from  his  position  and  order  a  new  election, 
subject  to  appeal  to  the  S.  G.  L.  If  the  deposed  officer 
appeals  to  the  S.  G.  L.,  an  election  shall  not  be  held 
until  after  the  decision  of  that  Body  is  rendered;  and 
the  command  of  the  Department  will  devolve,  during 
the  interval,  on  the  officer  next  in  rank. 


Department  Councils. 

Sec.  100.  Any  Department  containing  a  sufficient 
number  of  Cantons  to  constitute  a  Battalion,  may  or- 
ganize a  Department  Council;  and,  on  being  duly  cer- 
tified of  the  organization  of  such  Council,  the  Com- 
mander-in-Chief shall  transfer  to  it  full  control  of  the 
Patriarchs  Militant  in  the  Department,  subject  to  the 
provisions  of  general  law. 

Sec.  101.  The  meeting  for  the  organization  of  a 
Department  Council  shall  be  at  such  time  and  place,  as 
may  be  selected  by  the  Department  Commander;  but, 
when  organized,  it  shall  provide  by  By-Law  for  its 
future  meetings. 

Sec,  10<J.  a  Department  Council  shall  consist  of  the 
Department  Commander  and  all  officers  in  command 
of  Cantons,  Battalions,  Regiments,  Brigades  and  Di- 
visions; but  the  Council  may  provide  for  additional 
members,  being  representatives  duly  elected  by  the 
several  Cantons  and  organized  Bodies  in  the  Depart- 
ment. 

Sec.  103.  The  officers  of  a  Department  Council  shall 
consist  of  a  President,  Vice-President,  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  and  such  others  as  it  may  deem  necessary 
for  the  transaction  of  its  business.  The  Department 
Commander  shall  be  the  President  of  the  Council,  and 
the  Chevalier  elected  Secretary  shall  be,  ex-officio,  As- 
sistant Adjutant-General  on  the  Staff  of  the  Depart- 
ment Commander.  In  the  absence  of  the  Department 
Commander  and  Vice-President,  the  senior  ranking 
officer  shall  preside. 

Sec.  104.    The   Department   Council  may  make  all 


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By-Laws,  rules  and  regulations  for  its  government 
and  maintenance,  and  for  the  government  of  the 
Cantons  and  organized  Bodies  of  Patriarchs  Militant 
in  the  Department,  subject  to  the  provisions  of  the 
general  law,  and  the  authority  of  the  Sovereign  Grand 
Lodge,  and  of  the  Commander-in-Chief  during  the 
recess  of  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge.  And  it  may, 
by  resolution  or  By-Law,  confer  upon  its  Department 
Commander,  during  its  recess,  any  powers  vested  in 
itself,  except  that  of  making  assessments  or  charges 
upon  Cantons  or  individuals. 

Sec.  105.  Department  Councils  may  regulate  the 
fees  for  Charters  and  Commissions  in  their  own  Juris- 
diction, and  may  also  levy  such  tax  on  Cantons  as  may 
be  necessary  for  the  maintenance  of  the  Council. 

Sec.  lOG.  Each  Department  Council  shall  organize 
the  Cantons  under  its  government  into  Battalions, 
Regiments,  Brigades  and  Divisions  in  accordance  with 
the  requirements  of  general  law,  and  may  make  such 
assignments  as  may  be  necessary. 

Sec.  107.  The  Assistant  Adjutant-General  of  each 
Department,  governed  by  a  Department  Council,  shall, 
on  or  before  the  first  day  of  July,  in  each  year,  for- 
ward to  the  Adjutant-General  a  report  of  the  con- 
dition of  the  Patriarchs  Militant  in  his  Department, 
embracing  therein  the  number  of  Cantons  and  organ- 
ized Bodies,  number  of  Chevaliers,  active  and  hon- 
orary, number  admitted,  suspended,  discharged,  ex- 
pelled or  deceased  during  the  past  fiscal  year;  and  the 
aggregate  receipts,  expenditures  and  assets  of  the 
Cantons;  and  also  list  of  officers  commissioned,  for 
registration  in  Headquarters'  Roster. 

Sec.  108.  In  Departments  having  no  Council,  all 
authority  and  power  belonging  to  such  a  Body  is 
vested  in  the  Commander-in-Chief,  provided  that  in 
no  case  shall  he  levy  any  assessment  on  Cantons,  or 
require  the  payment  of  any  charges  or  fees  other  than 
those  prescribed  by  the  general  law.  In  any  such. 
Department,  the  Commander-in-Chief   may,  by  Gen- 


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eral  or  Special  Order,  transfer  to  the  Department 
Commander  such  authority  and  power,  not  in  conflict 
with  general  law,  as  he  may  consider  to  be  in  the 
interests  of  the  Patriarchs  Militant. 


Trials. 

Sec.  109.  Courts  martial  are  forbidden  in  the  Pat- 
riarchs Militant.  But  every  Department  Council  shall 
prepare  a  code  of  laws  for  the  trial  and  punishment  of 
all  offenses  peculiar  to  this  branch  of  the  Order,  sub- 
ject to  the  limitations  of  general  law. 

Sec.  110.  All  offenses  against  a  Canton,  and  all  mat- 
ters properly  cognizable  thereby,  shall  be  tried  in  the 
Canton  to  which  the  accused  belongs.  And  no  Cheva- 
lier can  be  expelled  from  membership  in  his  Canton, 
without  due  notice  and  proper  trial. 

Sec.  111.  All  offenses  of  a  military  nature,  and  all 
breaches  of  order  and  military  discipline,  committed 
in  any  of  the  military  Organizations  above  the  Can- 
ton, shall  be  tried,  on  charges  preferred  to  the  Depart- 
ment Commander,  and,  in  such  manner,  as  shall  be 
prescribed  by  the  Trial  Code. 

Sec.  112.  In  all  cases,  as  soon  as  practicable  after 
the  trial  is  concluded,  a  report  of  the  proceedings  shall 
be  forwarded  to  the  Department  Commander  for  his 
approval.  In  case  he  approves  the  findings,  the  deci- 
sion shall  be  final,  except  that  an  appeal  shall  lie,  in 
case  of  conviction,  to  the  Department  Council,  and 
from  its  decision  to  the  Commander-in-Chief,  or  the 
Sovereign  Grand  Lodge.  In  case  the  Department 
Commander  disapproves  of  the  findings,  he  may  order 
a  new  trial,  or  may  entirely  reverse  the  decision  of  the 
tribunal  that  tried  the  case.  In  case  of  such  reversal, 
an  appeal  shall  lie,  as  aforesaid,  from  his  decision. 

Sec.  113.  Appeal  shall  be  granted  to  any  Chevalier 
from  the  action  of  his  Canton,  or  to  any  Canton  from 
the  action  of  any  officer,  first  to  the  Department  Com- 
mander; from  his  decision  to  the  Department  Council; 


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from  the  decision  of  that  Body  to  the  Commander-in- 
Chief;  and  from  his  decision  to  the  Sovereign  Grand 
Lodge. 

Equipment  of  Cantons. 

Sec.  114.  Each  Canton  shall,  when  on  parade,  carry 
the  Patriarchs  Militant  banner.  A  Canton  can  pur- 
chase a  Patriarchs  Militant  flag  if  it  so  desires,  but  the 
Canton  name  cannot  be  placed  upon  it.  Banners  are 
intended  for  the  Cantons,  and  flags  for  Battalions, 
Regiments,  etc.  A  Canton  can  display  a  Patriarchs 
Militant  flag  when  it  parades  alone,  but  when  the  Bat- 
talion or  Regiment  parades,  the  Patriarchs  Militant 
colors  must  be  massed,  and  each  Canton  will  display 
within  its  ranks  the  Patriarchs  Militant  banner  only, 
bearing  proper  inscriptions.  Cantons  are  allowed  to 
purchase  Patriarchs  Militant  colors  for  ritualistic  pur- 
poses, and  may  also  display  them  when  the  Canton 
turns  out  by  itself,  as  the  only  escort  of  a  mixed  I.  O. 
O.  F.  column. 

Equipment  Furnished  bv  Chevaliers. 

Sec.  115.  A  Chevalier,  an  active  member  of  a  Can- 
ton, must  have  a  regulation  uniform;  an  honorary  mem- 
ber of  a  Canton  need  not  uniform.  An  applicant  for 
active  membership  shall  agree  to  equip  with  fatigue 
uniform,  belt  and  sword  within  a  fortnight  from  the 
date  of  notification  of  election;  and  with  a  dress  uni- 
form within  sixty  days  after  having  been  mustered  as 
a  member  of  the  Canton.  All  members  of  a  Canton, 
Warrant  members  as  well  as  others,  who  are  in  good 
standing,  must  conform  to  the  above  requirements,  or 
be  suspended  until  the  conditions  are  fulfilled,  and,  in 
case  they  are  not  complied  with  within  sixty  days 
from  notification  of  requirement,  may  be  dropped  from 
membership. 

Military  Outfit,  Paraphernalia  and  Uniforms. 

Sec.  110.  The  military  outfit,  paraphernalia  and 
uniforms  for  Patriarchs  Militant,  including  standards, 


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banners,  colors,  flags,  escutcheons,  shields,  pennants, 
guidons,  coats  of  arms,  monograms.  Decorations  of 
Chivalry,  badges,  uniforms  and  arms,  and  everything 
appertaining  thereto,  shall  be  and  remain  the  same  as 
now  prescribed  under  the  existing  laws,  rules  and  reg- 
ulations and  orders,  so  far  as  the  same  shall  be  appli- 
cable. 

Decorations  of  Chivalry. 

Sec.  117.  Each  Canton  shall  be  entitled  to  recom- 
mend to  the  Department  Council  one  Chevalier  out  of 
every  fifty  members,  or  major  fraction  thereof,  every 
year,  to  receive  the  Decoration  of  Chivalry;  such  se- 
lection to  be  made,  at  such  time  and  in  such  manner,  as 
the  Cantons  by  By-Laws  or  resolutions  may  designate. 

Sec.  lis.  Staff  Officers  may  be  recommended  for 
this  Decoration  by  the  officers  upon  whose  Staff  they 
serve,  to  the  Department  Council,  and,  upon  its  ap- 
proval indorsed  upon  such  recommendation,  shall  be 
entitled  to  receive  the  same. 

Sec.  11  n.  The  Department  Commander  may  recom- 
mend any  General,  Field  or  Line  Officer,  or  any  mem- 
ber of  his  own  Staff  to  receive  this  Decoration. 

Sec.  I'ZO.  Such  Decoration  shall  not  be  awarded  to 
any  one,  except  for  honorable  and  meritorious  service 
in  the  cause  of  Odd  Fellowship;  conspicuous  skill  and 
ability  exhibited  in  handling  troops,  or  in  the  faithful 
and  zealous  performance  of  important  service  entrusted 
to  his  charge.  When  a  Chevalier  is  recommended  by 
his  Canton,  or  superior  oiificer,  to  receive  the  Decora- 
tion, the  recommendation  shall  state  for  what  service 
the  honor  is  conferred. 

Sec.  131.  The  Department  Commander  alone  shall 
have  the  right  to  confer  the  Decoration  of  Chivalry 
upon  such  Chevaliers  as  may  be  approved  by  the 
Department  Council;  but  he  may  delegate  this  author- 
ity to  any  commissioned  officer  whom  he  may  select 
for  that  purpose,  for  any  given  occasion,  which  officer 
shall  make  report  to  the  Department  Commander  of  his 
proceedings  in  the  premises. 


Skc.  122.  A  Department  Council  may  order  the  Dec- 
oration of  Chivalry  for  a  lady  to  be  conferred  on  any 
lady,  a  member  in  good  standing  of  a  Rebekah  Lodge 
in  the  Department;  and  such  Decoration  shall  there- 
upon be  conferred  by  the  Department  Commander. 

Sec.  12.5.  The  Grand  Decoration  of  Chivalry  shall 
be  conferred  only  by  order  of  the  Sovereign  Grand 
Lodge,  on  the  recommendation  of  a  Department  Coun- 
cil, or  of  the  Commander-in-Chief;  and  such  Decora- 
tion shall  thereupon  be  conferred  by  the  Commander- 
in-Chief,  or  such  duly  qualified  officer  as  he  may 
designate. 

Sec.  124.  Jewels  for  these  Decorations  shall  be  pro- 
cured from  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge,  on  requisition 
of  the  Department  Councils. 

SUPPLIES, 

Sec.  125.  The  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge  wrill  furnish 
such  supplies  as  are  hereinafter  mentioned;  and  De- 
partment Councils  may  provide  for  only  such  additional 
forms,  blanks  etc.,  as  may  be  required  for  local  pur- 
poses. 

Sec.  12G.  The  prices  charged  for  supplies  to  Cantons 
and  individuals,  in  Departments  directly  under  the 
Sovereign  Grand  Lodge,  shall  be  as  follows: 

Rituals  for  officers,  each $3  00 

Addition,  l  Rituals  for  Cantous,  each 2  50 

P.  M.  Tactics,  bound  iu  cloth,  to  Cantons 85 

And  to  all  others,  per  copy  at 1  00 

Chevalier's  Roster 2  50 

Commandant's  Money  Order  Book  1  50 

Accountant's  Receipt  Book  1  50 

Roll  Call  of  Canton 50 

Or  the  entire  set  of  four  blank  books  next  above  mentioned .  5  00 

Sec.  127.  Department  Councils  will  purchase  the 
supplies  above  mentioned  from  the  Sovereign  Grand 
Lodge,  at  a  discount  of  25  per  cent,  from  the  prices 
quoted.  They  will  also  procure  the  following  supplies 
from  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge  at  the  prices  here 
stated: 


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Illimk  Wiirninls  for  CuiiIoiih,  (!u;Ii |2'C0 

OlIiccTrt' (.'oniiuissioiiH,  iicliv(i  or  rt'tired,  each 75 

Noti-Coniinissioiit'd  Odicers'  Wnirmils,  oadi     ...    .    75 

CY'i'lificiitcs  orHoMoiiihle  l)is(:liiirj,'i',  I'licli 10 

I'l'ocliimalioiis  f«>i'  Di'^riM!  work,  each   1  00 

Skc.  \2f->.  Each  Canton,  operating  under  a  Warrant, 
will  l)(>  allowed  to  purchase  three  additional  Rituals. 
Grand  Cantons,  operating  under  Grand  Canton  War- 
rants only,  will  be  limited  to  three  original  and  ihree 
additional  Rituals,  six  in  all.  Conriponents  of  Grand 
Cantons,  holding  and  operating  under  separate  War- 
rants, will  be  allowed  to  procure  three  additional 
Rituals. 

Sec.  \2i).  OflRcers  in  command  of  Battalions,  Regi- 
ments, Brigades  and  Divisions  will  be  allowed  to  pur- 
chase one  copy  of  the  Ritual,  for  individual  official 
use,  and  the  Commanders  of  Departments,  Divisions 
and  Brigades,  will  be  allowed  to  procure  a  set  of  three 
Rituals  each,  for  Headquarters'  purposes. 

Sec.  130.  When  new  copies  are  obtained  to  take 
the  place  of  old  Rituals,  as  soon  as  they  are  received, 
the  old  Rituals  must  be  burned  and  proof  of  such  act 
sent  to  the  Department  Commander. 

Repeal,  Etc. 


Sec.  131.  All  former  laws,  orders,  rules  and  resolu- 
tions for  the  government  of  the  Patriarchs  Militant 
adopted  by  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge  are  repealed, 
except  such  as  concern  the  ceremonies,  Ritual  and 
Secret  Work  of  the  Degree,  and  the  government  of 
Grand  Cantons  and  Turms  of  Horse;  and  such  mili- 
tary tactics,  and  such  regulations  as  to  uniforms  and 
equipment  as  are  not  inconsistent  with  this  Code. 

Sec.  132.  This  Code  shall  take  effect,  and  be  in 
force,  from  and  after  its  passage. 


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The  following  resolutions  were  adopted; 

Setolved,  Thnt  all  arrears  of  Canton  lux  hikI  pcrsoiiiil  indebtodcess  be 
tran8<erred  to  the  Bcveral  Departments,  with  full  power  to  collect  the  same 
for  their  own  l>encflt,  or  to  cancel  them. 

Betolved,  That  the  law  or  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodgs,  providing  for  the 
collection  of  a  Canton  tax,  be,  and  the  same  Is  hereby,  repealed. 

Reiolved,  That  the  repeal  of  this  law  shall  date  from  April,  1894. 


SOVEREIGN  GRAND  LODGE 

OF  THE 

INDEPENDENT  OKDER  ODD  FELLOWS. 


Baltimore,  Md.,  October  3d,  1S94. 
I  hereby  certify  the  foregoing  to  be  a  correct  trar- 
sci'i/t  of  the  action  of  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge,  at 
its  session  in  Chattanooga,  Tennessee,  September  17th 
to  22d,  1804. 


Orand  Secretary. 


